Federal order sets minority work quotas on Philadelphia projects
A new federal directive signed by Assistant Secretary of Labor Arthur Fletcher requires minority participation on federally funded Philadelphia area construction projects over 500000. The plan covers seven trades and becomes effective July 18, with post award reviews to ensure compliance.
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Carl
Philadelphia
Asst
Arthur Fletcher
Delaware
Bucks
Chester
Montgomery
Fletcher
Protesters Clash At Lansdowne Peace Vigil
About 150 counter-demonstrators gathered opposite a peace vigil by the Delaware County Peace Action Committee and Lansdowne Friends Meeting Peace Committee on Baltimore Avenue. The 18 hour protest began with 25 peace group members reading Vietnam War victims’ names and ended with taunts as counter-protesters outnumbered the peace group, with police present and no violence reported.
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Lansdowne
Baltimore Avenue
Delaware County Peace Action Committee
Lansdowne Friends Meeting
Peace Committee
Selective Service Board
Lansdowne Avenue
Tone
More
Telm
hPa Es
Nurse Strike Threat Looms at Haverford Hospital
A spokesman warned a potential strike by nurses at Haverford State Hospital, with informational picketing already active. A related action began at Eastern State School and Hospital in Trevose as 17 of 25 nurses stayed home to press wage demands, while talks set for a Monday meeting to choose next steps.
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Haverford Township
Haverford State
Wwere
Eastern State School
Aith Hospital
Trevase
Bucks County
Haverford
Police arrest Chester Man after Penn Central Station beating
Police arrested Victor Dick of the 2100 block Madison Street after an assault at the Penn Central Railroad station near Market Street. George Kobryn of 110 W. 23rd Street reported being beaten and treated for facial bruises and a wrist cut at Chester Medical Center. Dick was arrested and to be arraigned today.
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Chester
Penn Central
Market
George Kobryn
W. 23Rd Sts
Tol
Victor Dick
Madison Street
Kathryn
Nim
Kobryno
Craver-Chester Medical Center
Chadds Ford Art and History Festival Opens Friday
A three day Chadds Ford observance at the mill site near Route 1 and Route 100 will feature a special art show with 22 preliminary studies by Andrew Wyeth and works by Howard Pyle and N Wyeth. Proceeds aid restoration of the Barnes Brinton House. Admission 2.00 adults 0.50 children.
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Jerry Oliver
Daily Times
Birmingham
Chadds Ford Mill
Route 1
Route 100
Chadds Ford Historical Society
Andrew Wyeth
Wilmington
Chadds Ford
Barnes-Brinton House
Howard Pyle
N. €. Wyeth
John Morgan
The
Historical Society
Jamie
Jamie Wyeth
Bronze Ave
N.B.C
George Washington
Melvyn Douglas
Brandywine
Hospitals Raise Room Rates Across Eight Delaware County Hospitals
Eight area hospitals plan Tuesday room-rate increases driven by wage hikes and rising costs. Blue Cross projects per diem rises of 17 to 23 percent, with private rooms jumping from 38 to 46 dollars daily and other facilities following suits. officials note Shafer state cuts may worsen the effect.
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Delaware County
Raymond P. Shafer
Blue Cross
Philadelphia
Taylor
Sacred Heart Hospital
Chester
Insurt
Riddie Memorial Hospital
Hill Middletown
Victivi
Fitzgerald-Mercy Hospital
Darby
Indivija
Haverford General Hospital
Haverford
Lankenau Hospital
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Chester DeMolays To Attend Parley
The Chester DeMolay chapter, active since 1964, will send delegates to the International DeMolay Conference in Kansas City Missouri. The group will join 2,506 chapters to mark the order's 50th anniversary with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover noted as a guest of honor.
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Chester
Kansas City
FBI
J. Edga i
Best DeMolay Chapter Receives World Honor And Contracts
At a conference banquet the chapter will be honored with a plaque as the Best DeMolay Chapter in the World. Contracts totaling 49 540 have been awarded to Philadelphia firms for work at Haverford State Hospital including boiler house replacement and classroom conversions. William Rein & Sons got 4 840 for a mezzanine floor project while Haverstick Borthwick Co. received 21 700 for converting storage rooms in two buildings into seven classrooms.
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Philadelphia
Haverford State Hospital
Rip
William Rein & Sons
Haverstick Borthwick Co
Falling Tiles Endangered Police Station Hallway
A ceiling tile collapse at the Market Street police station near the exit sign sent chunks of asbestos material onto the main hallway. Sgt. James Docherty noted moisture and heat have weakened tiles while detectives Moore and Cover discussed rumors of a new HQ nearby.
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Julius Nicholas
Daily Times
Chester
James Docherty
Roy Moore
Nathaniel Cover
Docherty
Moore
Covert
Ridley Park to Demolish Part of High School Site
Demolition begins Monday on part of Ridley South High School to clear way for a new junior high due May 1971. The old site will host athletic fields for the new school while parts remain for students during construction.
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Ridley Park
Ridley South Uater
Ridley
Free and Dupont Sts
Somers Construction Co. Inc
Lower Merion
American Sanitary Sales & Service Co. Inc
Willow Grove
Lex Electric Co. Inc
Media
Weather wrap and tide summary for the day
Weather figures show 24 hour precipitation, monthly totals 7.31 inches and 4.05 inches yearly 17.04. Tides at Chester harbor header note annual norm 42.48 with high sun rise at 5 35 a m and sun set at 11 42 a m and 12 12 p m. Moon rise 3 44 a m and 7 12 p m.
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Ojif Chester
Tidewater Terminal
Lesa Pam
Chester Cab Stolen and Driver Loses $30
Two men robbed Chester taxi driver James Beechman at 4:26 a.m. near Med ia and Radnor streets, taking about $30. The black checkered cab was recovered an hour later in Ridley Township. Suspects described: one six feet tall in blue shirt and dark pants, the other shorter, both with Afro hairstyles. fugitive search planned by Media police.
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Asman
Harris St
Chester
Met
Radnor
I Dia
Jefferson Sts
Trea
Ridley Township
James Beech
Hospitals Brace for State Aid Cuts in Philadelphia Area
Bryn Mawr Hospital raises daily rates from 48 to 56 dollars. The Shafer cutback prompts seven Philadelphia hospitals to close reiurgency and outpatient clinics due to funding gaps. Delaware County hospitals largely unaffected. Tri-County remains private and not state-aided. Sacred Heart officials say losses offset by United Fund of Chester. Crozer-Chester Medical Center warns of handicap but vows to stay open as a community hospital.
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Bryn Mawr
Lower Merion
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Tri-County
Sacred ‘Heart Hospital
United Fund of Chester
Crozer - Chester Medical Center
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H. Page Graton
Afl-Cio Council
Marple Avenue
Darby Road
Jelt
John L. Morgan
John Milner
H. O. Ladd
Harlan Honeycutt
Robert Goodier
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Appé
Tri-County Hospital
Springfield
Raymond Reynolds
Delaware County Memorial
Shafter
Reynolds
Crozer
Chester Medical Center
Upland
Market Street
Sth
Dacherty Siticl
Radnor— Police
Maurice Lawrence Hennessy
FBI National Academy
Washington, D.C
Data Fran
Ques
U.S. Weather Bureau
ESSA
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Beechman
Cairo
Aly Mahmoud
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